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1845.

Chap.

Sec.

PUBLIC

REVENUE— Clerks of county courts How-

ard District and city court of Baltimore, to

transmit to treasurer on or before 1st Mon-

day in June and Nov. in each and every

year lists and accounts under oath of all

licenses granted, etc. lists to conform to

directions of the 5th sec. of act of 1831,

ch. 262, under the penalty provided by

6th section of act 1827, ch. 117.

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—— At the time of transmitting said

lists, etc. or with 30 days after the said 1st

Monday of June and Nov. to pay over, etc.

amount appearing by said lists, etc. to be

due, and in case of failure to account and

pay, etc. within the period aforesaid, trea-

surer to give notice to deputy attorney ge-

neral, etc. whose duly it shall be to put

bonds in suit, etc. in which recovery shall

be had for amount appearing to be due

with interest at the rate of ten per cent.

from the 1st Monday in June and Nov.

respectively, which recovery shall be evi-

dence of misbehaviour and ipso facto re-

move such clerk, office to be filled by

Governor, failure of such clerks to a-

mount to forfeiture of commission, &c.

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2

Duty of registers of wills, register of

chancery and clerks of county courts, etc.

to account with upon oath and pay over to

the treasurer on the 1st Monday, of June

and Nov. annually or within 30 days

thereafter, all money received by them un-

der the acts of 1844, ch. 184, 187 and

237, to be allowed commission of 5 per

cent, upon amount paid over, and in case

of failure, etc. within the period, etc.

same proceedings, etc. shall ensue as are

provided in reference to the clerks, etc.

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3

The clerks, &c. and commissioner of loans

shall on 1st Mondays of June and Nov.

or within 30 days thereafter, account with

upon oath and pay to treasurer all sums

received under act of 1844, ch. 280, said

clerks entitled to deduct therefrom a com-

mission of five per cent, and in case of fail-

ure in addition to the proceedings, recov-